A history of wild-eyed transportation ideas

August 14, 2013 |By JAKE ELLISON

On Monday, the founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX - Elon Musk - unveiled the Hyperloop train. It would run in tubes, elevated by magnets and propelled by compressed air. In celebration of this technically feasible but still pretty wild idea, we’ve collected other unique modes of transportation invented through the ages.

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The path proposed for the Hyperloop unveiled by billionaire Elon Musk on Monday. The Hyperloop would be based on electro-magnetic-powered transportation and the linear induction motor. Musk is the Chairman, Product Architect & CEO of Tesla Motors. (Photo courtesy of Tesla Motors)

The path proposed for the Hyperloop unveiled by billionaire Elon Musk on Monday. The Hyperloop would be based on electro-magnetic-powered transportation and the linear induction motor. Musk is the Chairman, Product Architect & CEO of Tesla Motors. (Photo courtesy of Tesla Motors)